Notice of intention to cease to act as a practitioner (Rule 130(1)(b)) (Form 11)
Form 11 is the Supreme Court of Tasmania notice a practitioner serves on a client before coming off the record. It gives the client 7 days' notice and tells them to file a new address for service.
Word document from Supreme Court of Tasmania's website.
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- Format
- Word (DOCX)
- Category
- Court form
- Form number
- Form 11
- Version
- v34cdd7d8
- Last verified
- 3 October 2026
Supreme Court of Tasmania · Supreme Court Rules 2000; Supreme Court Forms Rules 2000
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What Form 11 is for
Under rule 130 of the Supreme Court Rules 2000 (Tas), a practitioner can have their name taken off the record by filing and serving on each other party a notice of ceasing to act, together with an affidavit that the client has been given at least 7 days' notice of the intention to file it (r 130(1)). That earlier notice to the client must be in the prescribed form and served personally on the client (r 130(2)). Form 11 is the notice to the client. Once the practitioner has ceased to act, the client is taken to be acting in person until another practitioner starts acting (r 130(4)).
When you need it
- You are the practitioner on the record and want to stop acting for a client in a Supreme Court proceeding.
- Serve Form 11 on the client first; after at least 7 days, file and serve the notice of ceasing to act (Form 12) with the supporting affidavit.
- If the client is the one ending the retainer, they file Form 7 or Form 9 instead (r 129).
How to fill it in
- 1
Heading
Copy the registry, file number and party names from the proceeding.
- 2
Client's name and address
Insert the name and address of the client the notice is addressed to.
- 3
Registry and other side
Insert the name and address of the registry in which the matter is proceeding, and who the client must serve with their new address for service (the other party or that party's practitioner).
- 4
Date and sign
Date the notice and sign it as the practitioner, with the firm's address.
Filing, lodging and service
- Serve Form 11 personally on the client (r 130(2)(b)). It is not filed at this stage.
- If prompt personal service is not possible, apply for an order for substituted service (r 130(3)).
- After at least 7 days, file and serve on each other party the notice of ceasing to act and an affidavit stating that the client was given at least 7 days' notice (r 130(1)).
Common mistakes
- Count the 7 days from service on the client, not from the date on the notice.
- Keep proof of personal service; the affidavit filed with the notice of ceasing to act relies on it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much notice must a lawyer give before ceasing to act in the Tasmanian Supreme Court?
At least 7 days, by a notice in the prescribed form served personally on the client (r 130(1)(b), (2)).
What happens to the client after the lawyer comes off the record?
The client is taken to be acting in person until another practitioner starts acting for them (r 130(4)). The form warns that if the client does not file a new address for service, later documents are deemed served if filed in the registry.
Checked against the official sources on 26 October 2026
- Supreme Court Rules 2000 (Tas) rr 129, 130
- Supreme Court of Tasmania - Form 11 Notice of intention to cease to act
General information about the form, not legal advice about your matter. Rules and forms change: if anything here differs from the court or agency's current instructions, theirs apply.
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